Social media has taken over the lives of most online users across different age groups. Social networking sites began to book profits, earned valuations worth billions of dollars and began to make serious, long-term expansion plans. It looks like social media is here to stay. [source: Business Insider] This would be the right time to
The Importance of Social Media With the advent of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Meetup, social media’s influence is growing, particularly in the realm of politics and campaigns. According to a recent study, Facebook users are 43% more likely to have said they voted in an election than non-Facebook users. In the past week alone, Google
Crowdspring recently published a really nice infographic on how small businesses are using social media. Two quick things before we move on to the highlights of the infographic: 1) If you haven’t noticed by now, infographics are one of the hottest trends across the web. Data analysts and marketers have realized they are a fantastic
Here are eight reasons to use Twitter to promote your business: 1. Stay on top of industry trends. Follow authorities in your industry, including authors, trade associations, and related organizations so that you’re always learning. 2. Attract your target audience. Find them, exchange tweets with them, share information with them. Twitter is an active community
Ever open up one of those Share buttons on a Web site and see 100+ little icons and say to yourself Wha da…? Did you think it was going to stop at Facebook and Twitter? Nope! But what are all those icons? How does anyone have time for this? Who will stay and who